Nomination of Mike Hofmann for Wisconsin Dartball Hall of Fame

Mike Hofmann, demonstrates everything good about dartball in the Wausau, WI area and is highly deserving of this honor.

He is highly respected and admired in our community, the area churches and the dartball community. Please consider Mike Hofmann for induction into the Wisconsin Dartball Hall of fame, in 2025.

Mike started playing dartball at age 16 with St. Johns Lutheran, in Milwaukee which is now St. Paul’s Lutheran, in 1970 with his dad, Paul Hofmann, until 1973 when he joined the US Air Force. His batting average was .420 during those years. His best yearly batting average was .475 during those 3 years. It was while playing dartball with his dad that he realized he loves to play dartball. He started playing in the Wausau Interchurch Dartball League in 1984 and has maintained a .395 batting average throughout his career in the Wausau Interchurch Dartball league.with a high average of .450 while playing for Zion Lutheran Church, in 1990.

He played for the Zion Lutheran Athletics from 1984 to 2002 (when the team disbanded). He then joined the Peace UCC Panthers .He shot a very respectable .434 in the past season. He has played in the state dartball tournament several times representing the Wausau Interchurch Dartball League.He had been captain of the Zion Athletics for 5 years and the Peace UCC Panthers the past 10 years.

Mike has held many offices in the Wausau league. He has been the vice president 4 times, and president of the league for the past 10 years. He also has served as the recording secretary of the league the past 17 years. He also received the prestigious “ Aaron Brummond award “ in 2022, which is awarded only to those who show exemplary fellowship & leadership. While doing this he maintains the league website (since 1995), and manages the league facebook page(2002). He also has organized an annual “fun” tournament midseason, in our league providing an opportunity to play with other members of the league to strengthen and form relationships within the league. Mike is the driving force behind the Wausau Interchurch Dartball league.

He is always looking for what is best for the league. His energy and enthusiasm has him constantly trying to increase our league membership and team numbers. He has secured corporate sponsors and initiated new ideas in obtaining new boards for our league. As long time president of our league and weekly stats recorder , he keeps the players informed and updated regularly. During the pandemic Mike showed a unique talent for leadership in keeping the league together during the hiatus year of 2020-2021. He maintained a constant number of teams, 13, before and after the pandemic. He is credited with saving the league. We now have 14 teams.

Mike and his wife Lynda have been married 48 years. He is a doting grandfather and has convinced his son and his grand daughters to play dartball too. His professional life includes working in radio/tv in north central Wisconsin, for 15 years; Operating and owning a computer store for 22 years. He worked in the IT field for 8 years. Now he owns a soft plastic fishing bait manufacturing business , Secret Weapons Baits and is retired.

Submitted by: Greg Behrendt, Marty Bever, Jeff Braunel, Gerry Brummond, Wayne Flanagen, Jim Fuls, Randy Gilray,Jason Grulkowski, Nathanial Helke, Mark Huber, Dick Knudson,Rick Koenig, Darrel Kottke (Hall of Fame Member), Elmer Kufahl, Bill Morris, Clark Reetz (son of hall of fame member, Mark Reetz) & Jim Wilger.